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Friday, April 12, 2013

How will I know whether I have a decent chance of success when pursuing IVF ?

When
a clinic advertises that they have a40-50% success rate per IVF cycle, it doesn’t mean this applies for
every woman who undergoes IVF in that particular clinic. Even though it is hard
to predict whether a woman will conceive in a particular IVF cycle or not, it
is possible to calculate her chances of success , using certain parameters. The
chance of achieving success depends on:

Age
of the woman – younger you are greater are your chance of
success !

Your ovarian reserve- If you have decent
number of usable eggs left in your ovary, you are more likely to find
success. Your ovarian reserve depends mostly on your age , but there are
women who suffer from poor ovarian reserve at a young age as well .How do you test your reserve ?

Anti-müllerian hormone
levels
(AMH) in blood, measured on any day of your menstrual cycle. AMH is
produced by the antral follicles which are present in your ovary.

FSH and e2 levels in blood,
measured on day 3 of your menstrual cycle

Antral Follicle Count
(AFC)
– scanning your ovaries using a
vaginal ultrasound probe on day 1-5 of your menstrual cycle will allow
your doctor to count the follicles which are between 2-7 mm is size.
These follicles are called as antral follicles. The higher your antral
follicle count, the better your ovarian reserve, because these are
follicles which will grow when you are superovulated.

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I am a 36 year old Indian woman, happily married for seven years. This blog captures the 7 year infertility journey we went through to have our daughter Anisha. I have to undergo7 IVF/ICSI cycles, three miscarriage (including a still birth where I lost my twins to incompetent cervix) and 3 FETs to have our little miracle in hand. This journey was excruciatingly painful at times yet shaped me in ways happy times wouldn't have. Looking back, I wonder about myself ! I feel proud that I was able to be sane and strong after so many IVFs and heartbreaking miscarriages. Now I am very happy and serene than if I would have had children without any problems ( a bit crazy too ! :) The secret is, infertility is a great teacher. It taught me to be strong, humble, resilient, rational, forgiving, empathizing and hopeful. BTW, I am a scientist by profession. I hold a doctorate degree in Human Biology and I believe my education has helped me to tackle infertility bravely. I would like to share my experience and knowledge which I gained during this happy struggle to meet our offspring with you all. If you could share with me your thoughts and experiences I will be very happy !